graduated from the Musical Theatre Conservatory Program at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (NYC). NYC credits: Hippolytus (Artemis), Death of a Salesman (u/s Linda Loman), Uncle Vanya (Marina, u/s Mrs. Voynitskaya), and La Gran Semíramis (Semíramis), which earned her Latin ACE and HOLA Awards. She has played the role of Camila, Daniela and Abuela Claudia in different productions of In the Heights. In film, she has shot the features Little Galicia and Retry, as well as multiple short films, the latest of which, Olvido, earned her Best Actress Awards at several international film festivals. She has originated the character Maite for the bilingual children’s TV show Trash Bash. She dedicates this role to her mother. www.maiteuzal.com, @maiteuzal.